Coca-Cola Co is nonalcoholic beverage company which manufactures a variety of carbonated and noncarbonated brands, including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid, Powerade, and Dasani.

The Coca-Cola Company is the largest nonalcoholic beverage company in the world, with over $30 billion in annual revenue. Its portfolio includes a variety of carbonated and noncarbonated brands, including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid, Powerade, and Dasani. The firm has both concentrate and finish product operations, with concentrate sales contributing 40% of revenue. Trademark Coca-Cola contributes 45% of unit case volumes worldwide. Coca-Cola generates the majority of its revenue outside of the United States.

Guru Investment Theses on Coca-Cola Co

NWQ Investments Comments on Coca-Cola - Aug 17, 2017

We purchased Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock following weakness in its share price. The stock has underperformed the broader staples index over the last five years as earnings have modestly declined largely due to foreign exchange headwinds and slowing emerging markets (particularly Mexico, Brazil and China). While there has been a shift away from carbonated soft drinks (CSDs), particularly in developed markets, KO has been able to compensate with pricing as well ‐as growth in its non-CSDs segment, which has driven 2 3% organic revenue growth on a foreign exchange neutral basis. Going forward, two core catalysts will be 1) top line acceleration from refranchising, abating foreign exchange headwinds and the potential for an acceleration in emerging markets, and 2) meaningful margin expansion from refranchising and a massive cost savings program. Additionally, we are optimistic regarding the company’s new management and its restructuring plan. We believe the incoming CEO, James Quincey, is more focused on transitioning the company over time away from CSDs and changing the culture to focus on how KO should evolve over the next decade.

Yacktman Funds Comments on Coca-Cola - Oct 31, 2016

Coke (NYSE:KO)’s share declined modestly in the third quarter after releasing results that showed struggles, especially in Emerging Markets. Long term, we think Coke is executing a solid turnaround by significantly cutting costs, stepping up investments in marketing, taking price increases where it can and refranchising many bottler operations.

The views expressed represent the opinions of Yacktman Asset Management LP as of September 30, 2016, are not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results, and are subject to change without notice.

Yacktman Funds Comments on Coca-Cola - May 04, 2016

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) was a solid performer in the quarter, along with the general strength in the consumer staples sector. Given the market turmoil and global uncertainty, staples were favored due to the quality and consistency of their businesses. We think Coca-Cola could benefit from the recent Dollar weakness and achieve solid margin expansion as the company focuses on cutting costs.

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We purchased Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock following weakness in its share price. The stock has underperformed the broader staples index over the last five years as earnings have modestly declined largely due to foreign exchange headwinds and slowing emerging markets (particularly Mexico, Brazil and China). While there has been a shift away from carbonated soft drinks (CSDs), particularly in developed markets, KO has been able to compensate with pricing as well ‐as growth in its non-CSDs segment, which has driven 2 3% organic revenue growth on a foreign exchange neutral basis. Going forward, two core catalysts will be 1) top line acceleration from refranchising, abating foreign exchange headwinds and the potential for an acceleration in emerging markets, and 2) meaningful margin expansion from refranchising and a massive cost savings program. Additionally, we are optimistic regarding the company’s new management and its restructuring plan. We believe the incoming CEO, James Quincey, is more focused on transitioning the company over time away from CSDs and changing the culture to focus on how KO should evolve over the next decade. Read more...

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